July 27, 2020 | Blog Post
Last year’s Coal Ash Pollution Prevention Act created a rulemaking process for coal ash regulation. Learn about the upcoming coal ash rulemaking hearing and how you can participate.
Stop Illinois’ Last New Coal Mine
February 13, 2020 | Blog Post/Action Alert
The proposed Bulldog Mine is now one step away from having it’s mining permit in hand. Find out how you can help!
Coal Ash on the Middle Fork: Still Seeping
July 2, 2019 | Blog Post
This June, PRN Staff Andrew Rehn and Ryan Grosso canoed the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River to check on the coal ash ponds that are seeping pollution into the Middle Fork.
Dynegy proposes burying an eroding river bank in rock
September 11, 2018 | Blog Post
Read our comment letter. This proposal amounts to little more than passing the buck to the next owner of the site. The threat of catastrophic failure will continue to exist as long as the ash remains in the floodplain in the path of the meandering river.
Clearcutting on the Salt Fork
July 12, 2018 | Blog Post
In June 2018, the Upper Salt Fork Drainage District clear-cut nearly a mile of riverbank on the Salt Fork River, removing all vegetation and trees (including the stumps) within about 20 feet of the river.